Hailemariam Desalegn

Hailemariam Desalegn ኃይለማሪያም ደሳለኝ
15th Prime Minister of Ethiopia
In office 20 August 2012 – 15 February 2018
President	Girma Wolde-Giorgis Mulatu Teshome
Preceded by	Meles Zenawi
Succeeded by	Abiy Ahmed
2nd Chairman of the EPRDF
In office 16 September 2012 – 15 February 2018
Deputy	Demeke Mekonnen
Preceded by	Meles Zenawi
Succeeded by	Abiy Ahmed
Chairperson of the African Union
In office 27 January 2013 – 30 January 2014
Preceded by	Yayi Boni
Succeeded by	Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia
In office 1 September 2010 – 21 September 2012
Prime Minister	Meles Zenawi
Preceded by	Addisu Legese
Succeeded by	Demeke Mekonnen Debretsion Gebremichael Muktar Kedir
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 1 September 2010 – 21 September 2012
Prime Minister	Meles Zenawi
Preceded by	Seyoum Mesfin
Succeeded by	Tedros Adhanom
President of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region
In office 12 November 2001 – March 2006
Preceded by	Abate Kisho
Succeeded by	Shiferaw Shigute
Personal details
Born	(1965-07-19) 19 July 1965 Boloso Sore, Ethiopia
Political party	Southern Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement
Other political affiliations	Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front
Spouse(s)	Roman Tesfaye
Alma mater	Addis Ababa University Arba Minch University Tampere University of Technology Azusa Pacific University

Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe (Amharic: ኃይለማሪያም ደሳለኝ) (born 19 July 1965) is an Ethiopian politician. He became Prime Minister of Ethiopia in July 2012 after the death of then-Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. He resigned on 15 February 2018 after mass protests and civil unrest.